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Saturday, April 03, 2010
Acxiom Makes Their Case for Verification of Online Learning Students
Entitled "Experiences Verifying the Identity of Distance Learning Students," the Acxiom white paper compiles the thinking of key leaders in the higher education accreditation field, summarizes government regulations and includes an in-depth analysis of the categories of solutions currently being implemented to verify student identity. "As the education models change to adapt to current consumer demands, it is essential to ensure that the student who enrolls is also the student who does the work, receives course credit or receives financial assistance," said Michael Jortberg, author of the study and Acxiom's executive for higher education. "The single most important question to ask is, if staff or students share user IDs, are our processes, faculty and technology sufficient to prevent academic or student aid fraud in our distance learning program?"
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